Whats balling Gaming pc can you build for £4,000

[Soulman247]

Budget (including currency): £4,000-

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA,FIFA  & VR, PLEX DVD & Blu-ray ripping (Plex stored on my NAS)

Other details I have a quality mac it works for all my  just not gaming i love the mac style lol 

 

NO RGB 

 

[OddOod]

5950x, 3080ti, decently high end mobo, 64GB Corsair RAM, 2TB Samsung NVMe SSD, LianLi O-11 with distro block, custom hardline water loop with D5 pump, 1000W Tier A Seasonic PSU, cablemod sleeved cables

[Chris Pratt]

30 minutes ago, OddOod said:

5950x, 3080ti, decently high end mobo, 64GB Corsair RAM, 2TB Samsung NVMe SSD, LianLi O-11 with distro block, custom hardline water loop with D5 pump, 1000W Tier A Seasonic PSU, cablemod sleeved cables

This illustrates an often overlooked thing. A 5950X may be like the best consumer level CPU you can throw in a rig, but it's not remotely a good choice for a gaming PC. You will never use all those threads in any game, and a 5900X, for example, can actually boost higher and perform better core for core than a 5950X.

 

The most expensive or technically "best" thing isn't always actually the best thing in every usage scenario.

[Downkey]

For gaming you don’t need to spend 4K. Hell, even this build is overkill. 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£480.00 @ Currys PC World) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£94.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£106.43 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£193.85 @ Newegg UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING iCX3 Video Card  (£1503.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  (£126.98 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  (£53.55 @ Newegg UK) 
Total: £2757.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-27 14:50 BST+0100

 

 

for exclusively gaming, this is fine. 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£244.99 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£106.43 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING iCX3 Video Card  (£1503.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £2188.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-27 14:53 BST+0100

[OddOod]

6 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

a 5900X, for example, can actually boost higher and perform better core for core than a 5950X.

I thought this too, but according to spec, that is incorrect. Max single core boost on a 5900X is 4.8 while max on 5950X is 4.9
I was all set to buy a 5900 but my buddy pointed this out so I ended up going 5950

[Chris Pratt]

2 minutes ago, OddOod said:

I thought this too, but according to spec, that is incorrect. Max single core boost on a 5900X is 4.8 while max on 5950X is 4.9
I was all set to buy a 5900 but my buddy pointed this out so I ended up going 5950

My 5900X hits 5.15GHz, so yeah, don't go by the spec.

[CT854]

1 minute ago, OddOod said:

I thought this too, but according to spec, that is incorrect. Max single core boost on a 5900X is 4.8 while max on 5950X is 4.9
I was all set to buy a 5900 but my buddy pointed this out so I ended up going 5950

The other issue is that when looking at gaming benchmarks, the 5900X trades blows at worst with the 5950X for a $150 premium.

 

If you care about that $150, then the 5950X is complete spec sheet overkill unless you use productivity software that actually utilizes the extra cores and threads.

[Soulman247]

1 hour ago, Downkey said:

For gaming you don’t need to spend 4K. Hell, even this build is overkill. 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£480.00 @ Currys PC World) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£94.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£106.43 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£193.85 @ Newegg UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING iCX3 Video Card  (£1503.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  (£126.98 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  (£53.55 @ Newegg UK) 
Total: £2757.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-27 14:50 BST+0100

 

 

for exclusively gaming, this is fine. 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£244.99 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£106.43 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING iCX3 Video Card  (£1503.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £2188.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-27 14:53 BST+0100

What about some

- Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB DDR4-3200MHz.

- Scythe Fuma 2 CPU air cooler or Dark Rock Slim BK024 CPU cooler

 

[Soulman247]

1 minute ago, Soulman247 said:

What about some

- Corsair Dominator Platinum  32GB DDR4-3200MHz.

- Scythe Fuma 2 CPU air cooler or Dark Rock Slim BK024 CPU cooler

 

 

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, Soulman247 said:

Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB DDR4-3200MHz.

Overpriced kit. Not very worth it.

 

1 minute ago, Soulman247 said:

Scythe Fuma 2

Great value air cooler. Pick this one up if you want.

[Soulman247]

1 minute ago, Downkey said:

Overpriced kit. Not very worth it.

 

Great value air cooler. Pick this one up if you want.

So what's the best RAM money can buy with a £4,000 budget. Plus I like Corsair 

 

Plus I want a quiet fan over liquid cooling

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, Soulman247 said:

So what's the best RAM money can buy with a £4,000 budget. Plus I like Corsair 

I mean any 3600 CL16 or 3200CL14 kit would work. I'm not going to recommend a certain kit.

[Soulman247]

4 minutes ago, Downkey said:

I mean any 3600 CL16 or 3200CL14 kit would work. I'm not going to recommend a certain kit.

I may buy it as many Corsair products as I can I trust them

[Downkey]

Just now, Soulman247 said:

I may buy it as many Corsair products as I can I trust them

I mean alot of Corsair products are expensive and not worth it (for exmaple, some of their cases suck, alot of their ram kits r overpriced)

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just now, Soulman247 said:

I may buy it as many Corsair products as I can I trust them

Can be very overpriced (looking at you ll fans and dominator rgb)

 

Not always the best option

[Soulman247]

Just now, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Can be very overpriced (looking at you ll fans and dominator rgb)

 

Not always the best option

I am going to have a look and see what I can come up with this is my first PC build and I just want to get the best parts money not being here object unless it goes over £4500

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Tbh if you are just gaming then go 5800x + a 3080 and custom loop with a water chiller attatched

 

This will actually make a difference since you can overclock higher and get better performance, though dont set temp under ambient cause condensation

 

 

Cl14 doesnt give much performance for the price you pay, just shove 1.5v through a regular cl16 stick and lower the timings

 

 

Btw your "baller" gaming pc is gonna be useless if your monitor isnt high resolution or high refresh rate

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Km2PV

idk anymore

 

The gpu is up to you

 

Go stick a custom loop with a waterchiller hooked up to it for heavy ocing and better performance

 

You may wanna get a 5900x for futureproofing

[Soulman247]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vhMyht

[Touch My Hamm]

I cannot speak for everyone but im practical user and buyer. I use use a 10700k and 3080 but for other parts I make sure I will actually use the parts. I keep case small and cheaper as long as it holds what I want and I believe motherboards are the key to where people overspend. If your not going to use its features then you can save alot of money. Back when I worked in computer repair shop I had a client who had a $700 motherboard with an i5 and $300 gpu and I was like....Why? you dont even use all these ports or even overclock or do any power user work. I know this since I had to fix it multiple times and it was only for light gaming LOL.

[Soulman247]

4 minutes ago, GodSeph said:

I cannot speak for everyone but im practical user and buyer. I use use a 10700k and 3080 but for other parts I make sure I will actually use the parts. I keep case small and cheaper as long as it holds what I want and I believe motherboards are the key to where people overspend. If your not going to use its features then you can save alot of money. Back when I worked in computer repair shop I had a client who had a $700 motherboard with an i5 and $300 gpu and I was like....Why? you dont even use all these ports or even overclock or do any power user work. I know this since I had to fix it multiple times and it was only for light gaming LOL.

Rate my PC

[Touch My Hamm]

1 minute ago, Soulman247 said:

Rate my PC

I like alot of it. Is there specific reasons to go 32GB ram quad channel over 32GB Duel was it Cost/speed that determined that? or just going 16? I am at work eating so I might have missed the full use case. 16GB is more than enough still for gaming plus a 2nd monitor for chrome/disc/etc. With going back to say motherboards I would ask someone "Are you going to use the features of that board?" If not "are you buying it for the looks?" Can we swap it out and save money on something like https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R6VG3C/gigabyte-b550-gaming-x-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-gaming-x?

[Soulman247]

This is my first PC build so I am just learning I was told 16 GB ram was good but 32gb ram would be better for future proofing